Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Williams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Kennolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Veto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Brookhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Bogue Chitto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
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- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
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- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
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- Norfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
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- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Union Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
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- Bowerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
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- Smithdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
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- Wellman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
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- Wesson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstons Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- McBride
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Jefferson County
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- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Copiah County
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- Zion Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
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- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
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- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fair River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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